Flight plan error and SAFETY ALERT! | Outback EP11

[@tomm7301]

And another epic flight in the books! The aviation community is fortunate to have a number of talented creators who produce lots of really good content. But for my money - not that I have to spend any money - none are more enjoyable than the videos you produce, Stef. Many thanks for for sharing your adventure in the Australian Outback!

[@benstockert1219]

Hey Stef, had to chuckle to myself during your intro, you described perfectly the life of an airline pilot, BTW really enjoy watching your vids, very refreshing.

[@glennsorbello1437]

Hey Stef what percentage do you reckon you hand flew during the whole trip? Some of the long vfr legs would of tempted me to drop down and take a closer look at some of the scenery. P.S. I am going to be rude and request a ball park cost for the trip when it’s done, great work safe flight on the last leg home.

[@Paul355c]

Steph, I’m working my way through all of your videos and I’m enjoying every minute. I’m a new VFR pilot and I own an SR20. I’ve learned a lot from watching your videos and your skill with editing is top shelf. I’m inspired on many levels! Happy flying.

[@Paul355c]

Sorry about my typo. Stew not Steph. :)

[@AidansAviationAdventures]

Nice one Stef , I always zoom out on the map when I load a flight plan just to make sure I,m not going somewhere I shouldnt be .. I hear you when you say your brain needs a rest sometimes during a big trip like the one your doing , I think I could handle the flying but if I was to do a trip like that in the USA , my wallet would never survive !!!!!!!!!! ... keep up the good work .. thanks for taking us along ..

[@iamskoza]

Been watching keenly as you have inspired me to do a similar trip in a couple of weeks time with my son Max age 9 to show him the Australian outback in our jabiru j200. Shepparton, broken hill, Coober Pedy, Ayres rock, mt dare, Birdsville,the dig tree, then south again via broken hill to Shepparton. Keep up the great work. Any advice on how you do such great edits too would be fantastic.

[@julz9261]

Hi Stefan, another great video, those views are amazing, and you made have a laugh when you flew over the borders and you had that long trip through NSW.

[@gervers]

Another great leg of your trip! Gutted it’s the penultimate leg! I’ve enjoyed the journey with you and Milkshake immensely! Look forward to tomorrow and returning back home.

[@sniperneil53]

This was taught to me by my then Instructor (a former R.A.A.F. Instructor Pilot) and later my C.F.I. for my CPL..... Three things useless to a pilot; 1. Runway behind you. 2. Airspace above you. 3. Fuel in the bowser. Also, if you remember the phrase...."There are old pilots and bold pilots, but there are NO old, bold pilots.", you will fly safely.

[@MarkCrompton007]

Another great video, thank you. Nice to see working in some learning for the audience on things like flight following in amongst the beautiful footage and entertaining content. Thank you

[@StefanDrury]

Thanks for watching Mark, much appreciated.

[@FloydBromley]

Nice video once again. It’s interesting to see the difference between the areas of Victoria we consider dry and barren such as the Mallee to the vast outback regions like Uluru.

[@JodelFlyer]

Been a great trip for you and a nice one for us to follow. Thanks for posting.

[@randc47]

Great vid Stef! And look...you’re up to 17k subscribers now! 👍🏼

[@StefanDrury]

I know right? I’m still amazed by how many friends we have in this community now. Aviation and travel lovers unite!

[@mrsako7223]

well done Stefan!

[@kymbiddell7467]

Another great video. Interesting on how fast the country goes from dry and red north of the Murray and then green from the river south, have a good day

[@marsgal42]

Amazing trip, amazing videos. I've been feeling the "it's time to go home" vibe in the last couple of videos...

[@kingstonwhite8935]

great video!

[@ghostindamachine]

Epic! Epic music choice too. Much love form the Netherlands.

[@StefanDrury]

Hey Rishi, thanks for leaving that comment. I spend a lot of time selecting the music for these videos so that means a lot. Thanks for your support from the Netherlands, stef 👍

[@FromtheWindowSeat]

Very interesting. 👍 So how much would a typical flight segment, such as the one in this video, cost in fuel? 🤔

[@Benzelf]

Another great episode Stef. One thing I learned from your trip is that Australia is RED ! I didn't know that. Happy landings on the last leg. Best wishes from the Netherlands.

[@diannewi]

"Map idiot check," you did say you were brain tired. An error like this is probably what caused the Russian shoot-down of Korean 007 in 1983. A close friend of mine was supposed to be on the flight but couldn't get to the airport in time. All his work colleagues were on board. This brought back memories, my friend was so traumatized. You've done a LOT of flying on this trip. That's a very nice little airplane you've got.

[@InflightAviation]

Nice! Loved this one! Our wonderful border logic haha!

[@StefanDrury]

Some are dead straight for 100s of Miles, some are like a snake!

[@stewartwilkinsonsnr]

The views are Awesome going to miss seeing these ✈️

[@StefanDrury]

Yeah me too, not the last trip though, lots lots lots more travel already planned so watch this space...

[@TREVORDAWSONTHD]

You're almost home. Very dry out there between Broken Hill and Mildura.

[@swedishkev]

Hi Stef, seems your too busy to answer any questions.on here just now, Some of us like myself are curious, about how you can afford this . Have you got a video or can , give us a link , if it exists about yourself, for ex ,your line of work, do you lease, own the plane, or are you perhaps from a wealthy background. etc etc. Your very lucky and also seem a smart safe Pilot. Appreciate putting something on here when youve got time.

[@austinepullino7345]

Very depressing music just the right one for coming home from a trip. 👍

[@ericstark2147]

Another great video! Makes me want to go flying in Australia sometime soon!!

[@StefanDrury]

You should, look forward to hearing you on the radio Eric!

[@ProNerdChannel]

Great video as always. You deserve way more views!

[@StefanDrury]

Thank you Lorenz, I appreciate you watching and leaving that comment 👍

[@davidsteele6747]

Stefan, hope you like your visit to Bendigo. I was born in Bendigo Bass Hospital.

[@ThePhilcam]

Was looking forward to the top of Australia... are you planning to do this at some other time?

[@damienmilk3025]

Hi Stef, is it possible at some stage to do a short video on flight following? Thanks

[@keithsmith4059]

Very informative & interesting .. cheers :)

[@bendav]

Surprising to see what appeared to be a commercial flight taking off at Broken Hill - isn't that an uncontrolled field? I guess I'm not used to that in the US... Sad to see the journey is almost over, but I know you are exhausted and will be happy to sleep in your own bed. Thanks for sharing the journey with us.

[@100chrisb]

We fly jets into non controlled airports in Australia Ben. It's a bit different to over there!

[@marsgal42]

We have commercial flights (mainly turboprops) at uncontrolled airports in Canada too. Many such airports have a ground station that dispenses information ("Mandatory Frequency") to coordinate traffic. Local examples include Nanaimo (CYCD), Kamloops (CYKA) and Penticton (CYYF).

[@High_Alpha]

Good PSA! The other way (and the way I do it... Shamelessly stolen from airline crews) is to check the legs page of the GPS after entry against the flight plans... Specifically tracks and distances should match. I've also once seen someone get the wrong place into the flight plan... Back in the PC flight planning days. Pilot intended to plan WAREN (near Melbourne... Actually the suburb of Narre Warren hence the name) but had just selected the first one that popped up on the software which was actually Warren aerodrome in NSW. Like your faux pas... A rather major difference in track!

[@High_Alpha]

Also American podcaster Steve Tupper of the Airspeed podcast once input direct to PTK which would be the usual convention when giving the VOR an identifier (dropping the leading K from KPTK which is Oakland Country Intl Airport in Pontiac Michigan)... Turns out the VOR at Pontiac is PSI not PTK... putting in PTK gives you Pyeongtaek VOR in South Korea! On his instrument rating checkride no less. And the now infamous audio (which he shared unedited as a learning point like you did in this video) of the controller saying "Zero Tango Alpha, you taking the scenic route to Pontiac?". That audio still features in his intro.

[@Robert-rt9ho]

Welcome back to the state

[@Runnyropes]

Wow..!!

[@harrisonreid3214]

Love the vids !

[@joshharford1836]

2:10 that's the Tasman lol

[@jakelonganbach]

On shorter trips do you still fill your tanks to capacity or do you only take what you will use including reserves, etc.?

[@TianyiWei]

Aren't NATYA and UVUPU IFR waypoints?

[@Daniel-hc2yi]

👌

[@istevecomau]

Should have stopped at Mungo Lodge

[@cirruscapo]

Even though this said 14:33, it seemed shorter than that, I guess because it was so enjoyable, and just to let you know, my wife loves the adventures of "Milk Shake"...

[@markboyle]

get adsb "in" maybe with sky demon?

[@Science20Dz]

keep loving and folowing !!

[@racko651]

Bought my first plane from Bendigo

[@ferdinandheldman2917]

why didn't you go straight from broken hill back to moorabin?

[@StefanDrury]

Whilst it would have been easily doable in the aircraft, I a) wanted to stop in Bendigo because I enjoy visiting there and b) there were a few personal (non-aviation) logistical reasons why I had to delay my arrival in Melbourne.

[@MonishJohnson]

Why the city is called broken hill🙄

[@kitkat0981]

Hey Stefan, what do you for work? Is it aviation related?

[@Swaggerlot]

Probably a pizza shop

[@kitkat0981]

LoL, in that case I need to quit my 6 digit figure day job and open a pizza shop! Cause I can’t afford a SR22...

[@Swaggerlot]

Ha ha ha

[@danrambaldi7553]

@@kitkat0981 it's not his aircraft. He rents it out.

[@lachiethatcher9769]

He is the director for a company call fly digital which is some sort of tech company. Google it.

[@scotty11782]

Thanks Stefan, YBHI-YBDG

[@TmanUtube]

I've been following your trip on flightradar 24, I figured the parts were there was a loss of signal tracking were the black lines, but I was surprised that there were so many of them. I know we're a remote nation, but it's the 21st century right? Also, why does Fr24 show a Bombardier CRJ-200ER reg with VH-KJN. That would have made for a much faster trip? Haha